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Delphinus
(12,209 posts)1. Your heart
was in the right place. So sorry they took advantage of it.
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LoisB
(10,193 posts)2. Sorry this happened to you. Your heart was in the right place.
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JoseBalow
(7,271 posts)3. Yes, we know all about scammers here
In fact, one of our regulars is overdue.
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msongs
(71,128 posts)4. people can start their own gofundme. after all, its not called gofund THEM lol nt
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Old Crank
(5,550 posts)5. Sorry about the apparent scam
My biggest complaint is the number people in the US who need to get financial help for illness and injury. Things that if we had a functioning insurance system would cover.
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